I hope you had a wonderful weekend enjoying the spring weather. We made plans early in the week to do some spring cleaning, and spend the weekend inside organizing.... Well, the beautiful weather was calling our name, and of course we spent little of our weekend in doors cleaning (oops!). I did switch my winter and spring clothes out, which always feels like a fresh update and made me feel like we accomplished at least a little cleaning. Can you blame me?

Picnics in the park are such a fun way to enjoy the beautiful day with each other and friends. We love being outside as much as possible, so once the weather warms we picnic a lot. It is a fun date for us and love that we can, of course, bring Mr. Brown.

We try and make our picnics as hassle free as possible so our time is spent enjoying the outdoors and our friends company. I actually threw all of the fruit we had on hand in a bowl and called my new favorite cheese shop down the street, Cheese and Provisions, to put together an assortment. I showed up and was so surprised at the gorgeous and delicious spread they arranged for us. Also, our picnic basket is the cutest and has been a game changer. It has all of the essentials for the perfect picnic including a cooler in the bottom. I was so excited when I found it - it is also quite a bit more affordable than others I have seen (but also love this one and this one).

I have been wearing all of my new J.McLaughlin pieces non stop. As I mentioned (here), they just opened their first store near us and I couldn't be more excited! The colors are so bright and perfect for spring and summer and the fun patterns are just so sweet and adorable. These scalloped bumble bee shorts have been perfect for zipping around town on our scooter with Jonny - no, I will never ride alone again, and no there were no injuries this time (read about my silly scooter crash here). I love their assortment of men's shorts too. Jonny's shorts have tiny surfers on them which he also wore while on the beach last weekend. Also this sweater is a great weight for spring days and chilly summer evenings and comes in several other pretty colors... I am usually a pink lady, but have really been loving yellow lately.

I hope you have wonderful week - I would love to hear your favorite picnic stories. I have loved hearing about all of your trips planned to our fun city, keep them coming, alway happy to answer any questions below or at abby@denverdarling.com.